by Joshua Drobena | Sep 17, 2016 | News Releases
MIAMI, FL (SZS) — This past week, September 4-10, the Slovak Zion Synod gathered in Assembly aboard the Carnival Splendor, originating in Miami with ports of call in Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel before returning home. The theme of this year’s...
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 9, 2016 | News Releases
(The following is a forward from the SZS Communications Desk) NEW ORLEANS (SZS) — The 14th Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America opened yesterday evening, August 8, 2016, with the Order for the Opening of an Assembly and continued with the...
by Joshua Drobena | Jul 22, 2016 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Our Synod, in partnership with the leadership of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (Evanjelická Bohoslovecká Fakulta, Univerzita Komenského), is hosting three seminary students as this...
by Joshua Drobena | Jun 6, 2016 | News Releases
MUSKEGON, MI (SZS) — On June 5, 2016, the congregation of Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Muskegon, Michigan celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of ordination of the Rev. Kenneth Michnay. This milestone of service to Christ’s church was observed with a...
by Joshua Drobena | May 3, 2016 | News Releases
The Reverend John Chalupa + 1915—2016 + It is with a heavy heart that our Slovak Zion Synod announces the death of the Rev. John Chalupa who departed from this life in the Church-militant and returned to the Lord, joining all the faithful departed in the...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 1, 2016 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — This year’s Easter season began with the combined Easter Vigil of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Trumbull, CT with sister congregations in Connecticut (Danbury, Stafford Springs & Torrington) as all joined together for a...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Mar 24, 2016 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
For Christians, Easter is not some mere observance of spring. It is the passage from death to life, from brokenness to wholeness, from hopelessness to hope, and from despair to the blessed assurance of new life made possible by the death and resurrection of Christ. It...
by Joshua Drobena | Feb 5, 2016 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — As the year 2016 gets underway, we are mindful of the numerous ads and promotions aimed at health goals, body image, and self-help in an attempt to address those traditional New Year’s resolutions. As Lutherans, we have an...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 24, 2015 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
As human beings, we yearn for peace, joy, happiness, and wholeness in our lives and relationships, but often end up experiencing fear, anxiety, loneliness, and even bewilderment when our world seems to crumble around us. We live in a world where many hearts are...
by Joshua Drobena | Dec 19, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — During this time of the church year called Advent, the church anticipates the celebration of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and prepares for His coming again, whether in our hearts or in the ultimate fullness of time. In addition,...
